The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-10
THE GRAND OLD PARTY
Is Preparing for Its Chicago
Convention.
PROTECTION THE WAR-CRY.
An Appeal-Committe Ghosen-John
L. and the Prince-An I'm
lucky Crew-Etc.

The National G U r Convention.
WASHINGTON, December 9-The cali
for the next National Republican Con-
vention has been issued by the COM
mittee to the Republican electors of the
United States, fixing the convention at
Chicago, June 10, 1888. Republican
electors in the several States and voters
without regard to the past po-
actions, who believe in the Amer
tariff for the defense and DEVELOPMENT
of home Industries and the elevation OF
home labor: who would reduce the ma
tional taxes and prevent the &C
emulation of a surplus in the
Treasury in harmony with this
principle; who are opposed to
TO the attempt, now, more openly
aYoWed than ever before, to establish a
policy which would strike down Amer
can labor to the level of the under
paid and oppressed workers of foreign
lands; who favor naval and coast de-
lenses, which will enable the United
States to conduct international NJ gotta
tons with self respect; who gratefully
cherish the defenders of our country;
who condemn and resent the continued
and unjust exclusion of rapidly growing
Territories which have an Indispensable
title to admission into the sisterhOod of
States; who favor free schools and
popular education, free and
honest ballot and fair count,
protection of every citizen of the
United States in his legal rights at
home and abroad, foreign policy that
shall extend cur trade and commerce to
every land and cline, and shall prop
erlv support the dignity of the nation
and the promotion of friendly and har-
monious relations and intercourse be
tween all States, are cordially invited to
unite under this call in the formation
of nationsI ticket. Each State Will be
entitled to four delegates at large, aud
for each representatives. -iarge, two
delegates, and each Congressional dis
trict, two. Each Territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia, two delegates.
Delegates-at-large shall be chosen
by State conventions, called in not less
than twenty days and published notice
of not less than thirty days before the
meeting of the national convention.
Congressional, District and Terrific Iial
QelegdteS Snau De CHOSEN ID tne same
manner as the nomination of members
of Congress, or Territorial Congress
sional delegates is made in the sans
district. An alternate for each delegate
shall be elected in the same manner.
and at the same time. All notices of
contest must be filed with the national
committee in writing, accompanied by
a printed statement, the grounds of
which shall be made public"
Chairman Jones has appointed the
following committee to visit chicago to
appoint local committee of arrange
ments, and take in charge the prepare
tions for the convention: J. S. Clark
son, Iowa; A. l.. Conger, Ohio; G. A.
Hobart, New Jersey; Powell Clayton,
Arkansas; Cyrus Leland, Jr.. Kansas;
Church Howe, Nebraska; n. w. Quincy,
Texas Chairman Jones and Secretary
Fessenden are members of the COM
mittee. The ex-officio committee
elected J. s. Clarknon chairman. The
subcommittee, with full power, con-
sists of Clarkson, Conger, Clayton.
Jones, and Fessenden.